

In Bombay's seedy-shiny film world, Manto and his stories are widely read and accepted. But as sectarian violence engulfs the nation, Manto makes the difficult choice of leaving his beloved Bombay. In Lahore, he finds himself bereft of friends and unable to find takers for his writings.
Saadat Hasan Manto

Safia

Sunder Shyam

Nargis

Abid Ali Abid

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

Film Producer

Hamid

Ishar Singh

Ismat Chugtai

Jaddanbai

Kulwant Kaur

Pimp

Prostitute

Shaad Amritsari

Ashok Kumar
Krishan Chandar

Sarita
Sarita's mother

Kifaayat

Shahab

Anwar

Boy on the bar
Director
Cameraman
Princess
Auditioning Girl 1

Auditioning Girl 2
Englishman at counter
English woman at station
Anglo-Indian Passenger
Irani Cafe Owner
Rajindar Singh Bedi
Krishan Chander
Manto's sister - Nasira Iqbal
Hameeda
Shoe Shop Owner
Shoe shop owner's brother
Nighat 2
Ashok Kumar
Suraiyya
K. Asif

Naushad
Shyam's uncle

Shyam's aunt

Street food vendor
Young man
Sakina's father - Sirajuddin

Volunteer 1 - Refugee camp
Volunteer 2 - Refugee camp
Sakina
Nurse - Refugee camp
Doctor - Refugee camp
Nighat 3 (as Khushi Sidhant Hajare)
Zakia Jalal
Hamid Jalal

Moderator

Transgender
Parsi neighbor
Inspector

Naseer Anwar
Arif Abdul Mateen
Man at the tea stall

Arshad Zaidi

Ansaar Shabnam Dil

Bishan Singh
Officer - asylum
